# google/typograms

Repository: https://github.com/google/typograms
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/typograms
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-11-18T00:24:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1471, "days_push": 1020, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1303, forks 21 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:18.349178+00:00)

## What it is
Typograms is a lightweight text-based image format (text/typogram) for defining simple diagrams in technical documentation, inspired by ASCII art conventions. It ships a JavaScript rendering library that converts typogram source embedded in HTML pages into rendered diagrams.

## Use cases
- render ascii-style diagrams in technical documentation
- define diagrams as plain text that is easy to edit and version
- embed simple box-and-arrow diagrams in web pages
- maintain diagrams in markdown-like plain text format
- avoid heavyweight diagram tools for simple technical illustrations

## When to choose
- you want diagrams stored as plain text for easy editing, diffing, and version control
- you need simple box-and-arrow diagrams in technical docs rendered in the browser
- you prefer ASCII-art conventions over learning a full diagramming tool

## When to avoid
- you need complex, expressive graphics - SVG or a full diagramming tool is more capable
- you want a GUI diagram editor with drag-and-drop ergonomics
- you need server-side rendering outside a JavaScript/browser environment

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: graphics, parser, documentation
- domain: documentation, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: ascii-diagrams, typographic-diagrams, text-to-image, technical-documentation, diagram-rendering, javascript, web

## Member repositories
- google/typograms (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.349178+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:51:11.998988+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/typograms (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:18.349178+00:00, sha a5b4fbb5b113)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.